Vocabulary

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Liquefaction: when an earthquake earthquake's violent shaking suddenly turns loose, soft soil into liquaid mud

after shock: an earthquake that happens after a larger earthquake

tsunamis: a wave formed by an earthquake

base-isolated building: a building designed to reduce the amount of energy from an earthquake

Outline

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• How earthquakes cause damage

  • local soil conditions
  • liquefaction
  • After shocks
  • tsunamis
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• making buildings safer

  • choice of location
  • construction methods

• protecting yourself during an earthquake